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cypripedium
[ sip-ruh-pee-dee-uhm ]
/ ˌsɪp rəˈpi di əm /
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noun
any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, comprising the lady's-slippers.
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Origin of cypripedium
Words nearby cypripedium
cyprinid, cyprinodont, cyprinoid, Cypriot, Cypriot syllabary, cypripedium, Cypris, Cypro-, cyproheptadine, cyproheptadine hydrochloride, cyproterone
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British Dictionary definitions for cypripedium
cypripedium
/ (ˌsɪprɪˈpiːdɪəm) /
noun
any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, having large flowers with an inflated pouchlike lipSee also lady's-slipper
any cultivated tropical orchid of the genus Paphiopedilum, having yellow, green, or brownish-purple waxy flowers
Word Origin for cypripedium
C18: from New Latin, from Latin Cypria the Cyprian, that is, Venus + pēs foot (that is, Venus' slipper)
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